Robert W. Cape, Jr., Professor of Classics Bob Cape received a B.A. in Latin and M.A. in History from the University of Arizona, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Classics from UCLA. He teaches Latin, Greek, and ancient history, with special interests in Latin prose, rhetoric, women in antiquity, and Roman social and intellectual history. He also teaches regularly in the core curriculum, Heritage of Western Culture, and conducts classes in Rome in the January term. Dr. Cape has published many reviews and articles on Roman historiography, rhetoric, Greek and Roman women, ancient slavery, and Cicero. He is currently finishing an edition of Cicero's Orations Against Catiline and a book on oratory and Roman society. He has been recognized for outstanding teaching and research by Austin College and has received awards for teaching from the American Philological Association and for research from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Research:

Curriculum vitae (to be added at some later date)

Courses:

Fall 2008:	Latin 201: Intermediate Latin I
	Latin 236: Advanced Latin Grammar and Composition

JANUARY 2009: Rome: The Eternal City

Spring 2009:

Advanced Latin Prose Authors

Links to previously taught courses with Web resources

Web Projects:

· Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins

· Internet Workbook for the Oxford Latin Course

· Vita Romana Cottidiana (Roman Daily Life Teaching Resources)

Links:

· L'Année philologique on the Web · Barrington Atlas of the Greek & Roman World · The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies · Roman Law Resources · VRoma Project · TOCS-IN: An online database of tables of contents for the major journals in Classics. Search now: include pre-1992 articles include articles in collections

· American Philological Association -- APA Agora -- see "In the News"! · American Classical League · Classical Association of the Middle West and South · Texas Classical Association

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CONTACT INFORMATION:

Robert W. Cape, Jr., Director, Johnson Center for Liberal Arts Teaching and Scholarship Professor of Classics Classical & Modern Languages 900 N. Grand, Suite 61653 Sherman, TX 75090-4400 phone: (903) 813-2241 fax: (903) 813-2011

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